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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

Another serious objection to Buskstt'e
Registration bill is that no provision is
made for the registration and swearing oil
tue registration agents. Where there is
only one registration agent in q ward, pre-
cinct Or township he is disfranchised. He
cannot ask himself the prescribed questions
and swear himself, nor is there a section in
the bill authorizing anyone else to perform
that service. What line of red tape must
registry agents follow to secure the right to
vote? Will tho Inter Mountain answer?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
One Of Butte's Popular Young Ladies
Agreeably Surprised.

Ono OF Butto'S Popular Young Ladies
Agreeably Surprised.
Yesterday was tho birthday OF Miss Lizzie
Thornton, one of the best known and most
popular OF Butte's young society ladies.
To testify their esteem and regard her
friends resolved to give her a surprise.
Last evening they assembled at the resi-.
dence of Col. and Mrs. Thornton, and after
hearty handshakes and salutations by the
ladies Of the party. tho gentlemen presented
Miss Thornton with a set Of Dickens works,
consisting of seventeen volumes, elegantly
bound in The surprise was
50 complete that the recipient, for the mo-
ment, was at a loss for words to express
the feelings tho tokens of friendship extern.
ded. The presentation being over, the
evening was spent in conversation and
dancing, Van Orton's orchestra furnishing
the music. A repast Of good solid suDstan-
tails and delicacies was partaken of at
midnight, and at 1 o'clock the ''surprisers,'
after wishing the surprised" hundred
returns OF her natal day, departed for their
homes.
The ladies present were Mrs. Joseph Ro-
senthal, Mrs. James w. Forbis, Miss May
Casey, Miss Laura King, Miss George Steb-
bins, Miss frankie Horst, Miss Laura
Horst, Miss Clara Wilcox, Miss Marie
Renouard, Miss Rose Reed, the Misses
Birdseye, Miss Allie War6eld, Miss Mary
O'Farrell, Miss Freddie Kenyon and Miss
Hattie White.
The gentlemen: Messrs. Long, Newbro,
GoOdall, Sergeant, Winston, Craig. King,
Forbis. Brophy, Clerke, Newill, Kester,
Ringeling, Murray and Babcock.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
As Bright as Day.

Many complaints have been made,
especially by residents of South Butte. az
to the miserably poor light furnished by
tho Electric Light Company. Last night a
surprise wal accorded those in the streets
by the brilliancy Of the electric lights. It
all came about by a good overhauling
OF the plant and works by a thoroughly
competent electrician, whoi is now in charge.
Butte is again not only the most law
abiding city in Montana. but the best
lighted.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

Here 10 the way the matter stands, and
those Republican organs which are trying
to extract comfort from their prospects
in 1888 may study the figures with profit:
Twenty States in which State elections
were seriously contested in 1886 show net
Democratic plurality Of AZ, votes. In
1884 thssams States gave a net Republican
plurality Of 1869 votes. This Demo
cratic gain OF nearly two hundred thousand
10 An indication OF tho increased strength
OF the Democratic party under the admins
tration OF President Cleveland. We com.
mend these figures to the serious considera-
ton OF the friends Of Mr.. Blaine,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
SIS Worth of Propertv.

One.half OF tho Equal Rights lode, one.
half OF the Back Pay lode, one-half OF the
Admiral lode, one-half of the Golden Hema-
tite lode, %one-tbir6 of the Bob lode, one-
third of the Foxtail lode, and one-third OF
the Parole lode have changed hands, James
p. Mattingly being the purchaser. Consid-
Grafton. SIS.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

None are 80 blind as those who will not
nee. The MINER gave full and sufficient
reasons why the governor should veto the
REGISTRATION bill unless the council amend it
so as to'provids for n registration only
except in cases where the voter shall move
from n voting precinct to another. 1t ie
not only a hardship to a man but it is
simple nonsense to require all of our old
citizens each year to march up to registry
agent and give an account of himself, his
business. ETC., etc.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

This Office has . large and varied stock
of homo made poetry which it will dispose
Of ut prices to suit customers. The stock
embraces nearly every topic from Lines
to the Beautiful Snow" to an address to
the Noon" The effusiors are written in
all meters and can bs set to any music.
They arc warranted original in construc-
ton and photography. Authors are un-
known ~ they failed to afix their sigma.
ture thereto, hence this offer to sell them.
Price no object.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
Will Drill.

The Parnell Guards are determined to be
the crack company Of tho Territory, and,
notwithetandinG the COMMISSIONER order
in regard to the use of q room in the Conrt
House for . drill-room. have procured the
Old Miners Union Hall, on the corner Of
Wyoming and Quartz streets. for the pur-
pose. The regular drills hereafter will he
on Mondays, Wednesdays sad Saturdays.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

A branch home for disabled soldiers
should DO built west Of the Rocky Noun
tains. One OF the pleasant. little valleys in
California should be selected for it's site,
whore the old veterans could sit under their
v vine and fig tree and enjoy that rest
from labor and ,-cars which they have so
richly earned in the service ofthsir~ country.
The Senate will doubtless pass the House
bill providing for the erection Of one on the
Pacific slope.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

Flirting Under the Footlights' Glow.
Ihavc heard Of all sorts Of lirtations, but
the thoroughbreds Of Boston have gone thu
usual snap q cultured better. The science OF
flirting has been by them so reduced to an in.
tellectual pursuit that it throws anagram.
and all their relations quite out in the cold.
It is an especially delightful pastime since the
theatre is its, absolute field Of action. Ittakes
aclever fellow to start it, because he must
pick out the mashee with great tact, and i,
takes q girl of keen appreciation as well a
willingness to catch on. Having chosen your
girl you will be lucky il she sits in the front
row Of the gallery o. parquet circle, if you
are in your usual wet seat in the center aisle.
You make sure that her escort is her brother
o o disinterested party who won't tumble
to it also. Then when q sentence from
the stage comes that will carryA message
from you to her, you give her a tender glance.
II she's q clever girl she sees your pretty
game at ono and don't hesitate to send Won
back a dispatch from her bright eyes as soon
Is the author and the actor will voice it for
her. It's q great sport if you don't make a
mistake in the girl and is as intellectual as
even Boston could desire. It is the real
cultured article.-Boston Home Journal.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
Will be Taken East.

The remains Of Mrs. William Owsley will
be embalmed and taken East. Mr.. Owsley
has decided on this course at the request OF
his late wife's sister, who lives at
Port Jsrvis, New York. There will be no re-
ligieus services held in this city, but
Any Of Mr.. Owsley's friends who wish to
view the remains Of the woman whom they
loved and respected while alive can do 80
to-day, but at an hour not later than z
O'Clock. Mr.. Owsley will leave with the
remains on the night Montana Union train
for the East. Deceased was aged IS years,
and probably no lady in Butte was more
beloved by her acquaintance.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
SILVER BOW Is RICH.
And Pays ct the Rate Of $4,000 q
Year to Support its Poor.

AC0A W 0uPpOI 1S 1OOIs
The present session of the Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners has demonstrated the
TACT that no person within the borders OF
Silver Bow County needs 90 without the
n~ecsssariss Of life, whether entitled to char
ity from the county by being residents
thereof or not. Many have settled within
it's borders during the winter on learning
OF the generosity Of it's citizens in Emporium
ing and signing petitions to the Commits
sioners to keep mendicants at county ex-
fpense.
OF course the average citizen and tax
payer will sign any petition offered him for
signature, and especially 80 when he does
nothave to 60 down into HIS pocket for a di-
rect contribution. There are men who will
not directly contribute a ten-csnt meal to
an unfortunate, but who will un~hesitatine-
~ importune a commissions to saddle q
whole family on the county. Then, when
the oar allows the bills presented for the
keep OF these people, no class are louder in
|~proclaiming the extravaganza of the Com
m~iesioners.
This month bills have already been au-
dited aggregating nearly $1,000. OF this
amount 1901 was allowed to the st. James
Hospital for the care OF sick 1910 for
outside relief, such ~ house rent, fuel, pro.
visions and clothing, and sl6Q Tor physi.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
Funeral Services,

The funeral of the late Ira E. Gilbert
took place this afternoon at 2 O'Clock from
his brothers residence in South Butte. The
solemn services for the dead we're conduct
cd BY Rev. King, whose impressive words
brought home to the hearts of his hearers
the truth, that the blessing of life is one
that at any moment may be recalled BY
the Good G,ver. At the close of the serv.
ices Mr.. King announced that the Kniebts
Of Labor hall had been secured for Sunday
evening for the purpose of holding q memo
rial service. Deceased was q native of OF
tawa. Canada; where his father still lives.
The remains were followed to their last
resting place by numerous friends. there
being !oFty sleisAs in the procession,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
CARLISLE NEAR.SIGHTED.

Hon. Samuel Randall joined with two
other gentlemen; IN An openlstter to Speaker
Carlislefn which they took occasion to lee
turs the Speaker for his failure to recognise
someone VII desired that the rules OF the
House b~ssuspsndsd in order to give that
body. ~ opportunity to consider w gues'
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
Memorial Services.

Memorial services in memory of the late
Father J. ]: Upchurch, founder Of the A.
.. U. w., will be held 1T the Presbyterian
Church next Sunday evening. Father Up.
church died at St. Louis, Mo-, the eighteenth
OF January The meeting will be addressed
by Col. U. G.. Bradshaw and others. Breth-
rem from Walkerville and Anaconda arc
cordially invited to attend.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

It IL hoped Governor Leslie will disap-
prove the Registration bill in its present
shape. Should the Council amend and
simplify it to meet the conditions OF our
voting population the measure could be
approved. Al it il it will each year dis
franchise hundreds OF our best citizens.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

The Inter Mountain talks Of . post
ofaes fight. There is no post-oface fight
Professor Smiths term OF Office a. post
master in Butte will expire this month
Az 10 quite natural, there are two or three
applicants for tho position. Each has his
friends. Mr.. Talent seems to lead and may
be appointed. He IL not q Missourian, but
IN Irishman. The Democratic party how.
ever, knows men only as Democrats. It is
the Republican party, sired by Know.
Nothingism, that throws out the sign
mo foreigners nor nsgros need apply"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
Two DAYS, Work.

Yesterday two United States patents for
mineral claims wore filed at the county
clerks ofhce-one by A. H. Mitchell and G.
F. Mussigbrod for the Marrow Gauge Mining
claim, and tho other by A. H. Mitchell, G.
F. Mussirbrod and W. P. Forbis for the
Laura claim. They are volumineus docu-
mente' will require two days time of a
clerk to do the recording.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

The officers Of the Pennsylvania railroad
company regard the interstate commerce
law a. IN excellent Measure and 10 taking
steps to conform to it's provisions. The
railroad business Of the country will soon
b adjusted to meet the requirements Of
the new law.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

wS1rUen nalr . oo1en morDl0 ana unnarr.,
stories, or some poems that nobody can re.d
without going to sleep, or having nm,
together . bundle Of ill-natured criticisms =.
edited some wrong-headed newspaper or mao
axine, be spreads his wretched little iackdas
tail with all the arrogance Of a genuine ps..
cock. To hear him talk you would imaeip.
that il he did not actually make the world.
yet he b quite equal to taking it to pieces and
putting it together again.-London Truth.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
BLUE BABY EYES.

Blue baby eyes, last hopes are fed,
Close looms the bridge-beneath it signs
That eager fiood-thence are We led.
Blue baby eyes!
Dark falls the night, but it might rise
One star to glimmer, from God sped,
Mayhap 'twould show US new glad skies
All, no, no, no! This gloom is shed
Toe dense. The river for us cries
Yet. Christi I cannot wish them dead,
Blue baby eyes!
Will Struthers in New York Graphic
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
Range of the Price of Gas.

A table giving the price of gas In ninety
five Of the principal cities of the United
States shows a total range in price of from 90
cents to q per 1000 feet. The lowest price is
in Wilkesbarre, Pa, and Wheeling, W. Va,
near the heart Of tho coal regions, and the
highest rules in Galveston and San Antonio,
Tex, new places and far removed from coal.
Chicago Times.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

The Council referred the substitute iol
Whites variety bill to the Committee or
Education and Labor. This Committee il
composed Of Richards, chairman; Kennedy
OF 4issoula and Sutherlin, Of Meagher. II
remains to bs seen whether the Council will
refuse to adopt the rejected House amend
msnts and thus, like that body, strain at q
gnat and swallow q camel.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

Tho Council did not take kindly to Coun
Gilman Th%ompson's bill concerning corpor
atious and in Committee OF the Whole 70
commended that it do not pass. The bill
has been referred to in tho columns of TIL
MINER and the opinion expressed that il
opened the door to foreign syndicates te
sobble up millions Of acres OF land in the
Territory. The present corporation law
upon the point involved in Mr.. Thompson'a
bill should DO allowed to stand. Under it
corporations can owl two sections or l..
ESQ acres OF land, fully sufficient for all
practical purposes.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

Sauce for the goose is sauce for the
sander. II the sale OF liquor be prohibited
in Variety theaters, let it be prohibited on
Sunday, At least, elsewhere. While the
moral wave is sweeping over this iar
western country, it should be q directed
that it will wash away the sale Of liquors
in gambling saloons, confidence and brace
game dives and brothels. It should make
. clean sweep OF them all.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
Reserve the Right to Get Drunk.

The old-timers at Philipsburg have or.
ganlzed an association and adopted q con-
~stitution which il short and to the point.
1t contains nine sections, Of which tho iol-
lowing are four:
L.. That this organization shall be known
~ tho Ph~ttpshurg Piosser ,Aasoeistien,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
More than Likely.

"Do you remember" he asked, "tbe author
Of the saying, God bless the man who first
invented sleep?"
mo" was the reply. II have forgotten
bis name, but I think he must have been a
Philadelphia man."-New York Sun.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
A Source of Wonder.

It is said that q new use for the tobacco
plant has been discovered. It is probable
that some fellow has conceived the notion of
making cigarettes out of the stuff. We have
often wondered why cigarettes were not
made of tobacco.-Norristown Herald.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

No one objects to . properly drawn regis
tration law. It il to tho improperlydrawn
ono that objection is made. A registration
law which will every year ~disfranehiss a
large portion OF the heaviest tax payers in
the Territory and give the bum, the
rounder and the loaier q free pass to the
ballot box 10 not the one Montana wants.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
Accepts the Challenge.

BUTTE CRY, February 8, 1887.
To the Editor of The MINER:
l accept James Li~ttlsjohn's challenge
printed in TIE MINER, provided he will
wrestle three in five, for any amount.
Man and money ready at Tickets saloon.
NICHOLAS KNUCKY.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

The Chinese minister says that tho next
time he gives . ball he will serve rats for
supper. This would hardly keep away the
lunch iends who haunt Washington.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

~When the subscriber % orders his sub
ooRf1Mon, will be discontinued ct the end OF the
Whea the esmi-Weekly Is 10 continued, It will
be charged for ct the rate Of $500 per annum.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
A Draw.

The match OF ten rounds at st. Paul last
night between Dune Mcdonald, OF this city,
and Mart Fahey, Of Minneapolis, resulted
in q draw.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
Rostlossnoss of Criminals.

Criminals need restless activity. ASS rule,
too, they are very fond Of notoriety. They
are in love with crime. The pain Of others is
a keen satisfaction to them; its horror at
tracts them. -Chicago Herald.
It am easier to govern q state dan to boss !,
Sunday skule picnic. Gardner.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
THE KENNEDY CASE.
One OF His Witnesses Arrested for Per.
jury.

Thomas Mcguire, INT OF the witnesses
who went to Dillon to prove that he saw
Kennedy in Walkervills and Butte on the
22nd day OF May, the day Ferguson, the
stage driver, was killed, is under arrest at
Dillon for perjury, and will have q prelimi-
nary examination next Friday. At the
preliminary examination of Kennedy on
Monday he told q minute story of his quit
ting work at Glendale on May 18th: his
payment in money; his trip to But.e and
his meeting with kennedy. On inv sstiga-
ton it turned out that he was paid with a
check ut Glendale on the goth; hence his
arrest.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

BrevitieA
An honest Chinaman is an unusual work Of
God-Sacramento Bee.
The playing of yankee Doodle" was not
prohibited in the south during the war, but II
was not fashionable Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.
It always Is an interesting study to witness
Q 1oyear-old girl teaching her grandmother
how to hold the baby.-Goodau's Chicago Sun.
my motto is Live and let live,'" said
the soldier, as he turned his back to the
enemy and fed from the battle feld.-Boston
Courier.
How would it do for some Of the men in
the theatre to put ON their tall hats, just to
zee how tho women would like itt-Philadel-
phia Call.
The devil, as q gentleman, differs from
some other gentleman, in that he has q cloven
foot while they nave q cloven breath--Boston
Transcript.
Some ona has Just invented a theatre hat
for ladies that shuts up. Now, who is going
to show q woman built upon the same princi.
plsEYonkers Statesman.
No matter how great q mans descriptive
powers may be, they utterly fail him when
his wife asl0 him what kind Of q bonnet some
other woman had.-New Haven News.
They are beginning to call "Sam" Jones
and ~Sam" Small church psalms" II it
were not for . little rule Of grammar they
might be called church hims. New York
Tribune.
Mose-I say, por, why does day allus put
D. C. after Washingtonl Daddy Why,
chile, rs surprised at yer ig'nance. Doan' yer
know dat D. G. means dat Washington wuS
do daddy Of his countryHHarper's Bazaar.
Passenger on board homeward bound p.
and O., on coming on deck after leaving Port
Said and finding q wet morning: ~Well, I
expected . fine day here, but they've made it
q rainy 'un" Mediterranean)-Pri0e pun in
London Truth.
Sam Jones complains that . Cincinnati pub
fishing house has stolen his sermons and copy.
righted them. We thought he would find out
something about Cincinnati before he was
done with the town.-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
His Occupation.

Teacher-What is your fathers occupa-
ton!
New Pupil mustn't tell.
Teacher-But you must tell.
N. p. latter much hesitation)-He Is the
bearded woman at the Globe Museum. Life.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-31

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY
~ SIS. In Probate Court, special term held
Jan. 90, 1887. d
In the matter of the estate of PeterOkermau, also
known as Peter Okeson, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of p A. Lam
perg, administrator or said estate setting forth
the amount of personal estate that has ceme ia
his hands and the disposition thereof; the amount
OF debts outstanding against said deceased, and a
description of all the real estate of which said -
ceased died seized, and the condition and value of
the respective portions thereof; and praying that
license be to him granted TO sell the same at pri-
vate sale;
And it appearing, by said petition, that there is
not sufficient personal estate in the hands of said
necessary, in order TO pay the same to sell all of
said real estate;
1t is therefore ordered, that all persons inter.
ested in said estate, appear before the Judge
OF this court, on Tuesday, the goth day of March.
A ID. 1887, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at the Probate
court, in St. raul, in said county, then and there
to show cause Cf any there be) why license
sell said real estate according tothe prayerof said
petition.
And it is further ordered, that COPY of this
order shall be published for four successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing; the last of which
publications shall be at least fourteen DAYS before
said day OF hearing in the St Paul DALI GLOBE
newspaper printed and published at st. Paul.
IN said county, and personally served IN all pep
sons interested in said estate. Fesidii.e in said
hearing, and upon all other persons Interested.
according to law. By the Court
LIS E. S. GORMAN, Judge O. Probate.
Attest; FRANK ROBERT, Jr., ClerS-
FREDERICK NELSON, Attorney tor Administra-
tor iasl-5w.mo